As we become familiar with the many diligent
souls who collected and passed along the data and the source, we give
a nod to all those who went before us and the relevant and brilliant
observation: "If I have seen further,
it is by
standing on the shoulders
of giants".

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"...So
far as our story has unfolded, one dominant characteristic of its men
stand out - they werePioneers. In New York, in Virginia,
whether on Peach Creek or on Muddy Creek, in Tennessee, and on into Texas
and Kansas, the Yoakums pressed steadily against the
wilderness and helped push it back. They were not mere adventurers, but
builders, and the virgin ground of the New World lured them on. Whether it
is 'our' story or the story of another family, it is of good American
quality and worth telling."- federal
writers guidebook to TN

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Historical Archive1797 Executive Order to leave Powell
ValleyThe text of the Executive Order read at
Yoakums Station in February of 1797 directing the pioneers in the valley
to leave. Includes the pioneer's response and editorial comment. The 1771
Holston Treaty prohibited settlers from entering the Cherokee lands.
Published in Roulston's Knoxville Gazette and Weekly Advertiser February
6, 1797, the response was published three weeks later on February 27,
1797
.